Hate in Charlottesville: The day the Nazi called me Shlomo
By Ron Kampeas CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (JTA) — The white supremacists, for all their vaunted purpose, appeared to be disoriented. Some 500 had gathered at a…
Politics
op/ed: Donald Trump isn’t funny. Sad!
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — On Monday afternoon, President Donald Trump tweeted something that surprised me: “I think Senator Blumenthal should take a nice long…
At Maccabiah, reflecting on Canada’s privileged relationship with Israel
By Anthony Housefather (CJN) – Walking into Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem as part of the Maccabiah Games’ opening ceremony is very special for any athlete….
Canada strips citizenship of ex-Nazi for a fourth time
MONTREAL (JTA) — A 93-year-old ex-Nazi stripped of his Canadian citizenship for an unprecedented fourth time is vowing to appeal the decision yet again. Earlier…
6 reasons why Macron’s speech about the Holocaust in France was groundbreaking
By Cnaan Liphshiz PARIS (JTA) — It wasn’t the first time that a French president acknowledged his nation’s Holocaust-era guilt, but Emmanuel Macron’s speech Sunday July 16 was…